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Plate Tectonics 1_Aventa ESA
Test Description: Plate Tectonics exam review
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1) If an oceanic plate converges with a continental plate, the oceanic plate is subducted under the continental one. What property of oceanic plates leads to this observation?
A
Oceanic plates are denser than continental plates.
B
Oceanic plates are made of lighter minerals than continental plates.
C
Oceanic plates are older than continental plates.
D
Oceanic plates are thicker than continental plates.
2) Earthquake waves that travel relatively fast and through nearly any type of material are called?
A
love waves
B
p-waves
C
surface waves
D
shear waves
3) The focus of an earthquake is the
A
the types of rocks affected by an earthquake
B
point within Earth where an earthquake originates
C
strength of the earthquake
D
place at Earth's surface where the earthquake happens
4) A curved linear chain of volcanoes above a subduction zone is called a(n)
A
igneous intrusion
B
pluton
C
volcanic arc
D
hotspot
5) At divergent plate boundaries, tectonic plates
A
slide past each other
B
move toward each other
C
get subducted under each other
D
move away from each other
6) Which of the following provides evidence that the crust is thin under the mid-ocean ridge?
A
magnetic reversals
B
satellite images
C
magnetic anomalies
D
gravity anomalies
7) How do volcanoes along divergent plate boundaries generally differ from those associated with subduction zones at convergent plate boundaries?
A
Volcanoes at divergent boundaries have thin, weak magma that flows easily.
B
Volcanoes at divergent boundaries are more explosive.
C
Volcanoes at divergent boundaries have highly viscous magma.
D
Volcanoes at divergent boundaries have more ash flow associated with them.
8) Which of the following best describes earthquakes along transform plate boundaries?
A
rare but large
B
common and large
C
common but small-scale
D
rare and small-scale
9) Isostatic adjustment refers to
A
the metamorphic changes that take place during plate convergence
B
the altering of rock material during tectonic movement
C
the folding of continental lithosphere into a mountain range
D
the rising of land due to a change in mass and density after the removal of materials by erosion
10) Which of the following continental structural components is a large, relatively flat area of ancient igneous and metamorphic rock?
A
stable platform
B
orogenic belt
C
folded mountain belt
D
shield
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